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Papers on Coushatta linguistics written by Eugene Burnham and David Rising. Donated by The Summer Institute of Linguistics, Inc., Dallas, TX.

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This collection contains material gathered for his book “Handbook of the American Frontier.” Also included are handwritten notes for the books he authored, and information on the organizations for which he volunteered his time. Furthermore, there is large number of copied documents related to the German Prisoner of War Camp at Camp Ruston, 1943-1945.

Dr. Norman Heard donated the collection.

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This dreamcatcher is from the Lakota Sioux tribe. Chief Crying Eagle of the Atakapa Ishak tribe donated this item.

Scope and Contents The collection dates almost entirely from the 1970s. One major exception is a series of photocopied correspondence from the 1950s involving the Prehistoric Indian Museum Neitzel founded and directed in Marksville. The collection is organized into series. The first contains general correspondence. The Subject Series is arranged in alphabetical order and contains correspondence, work papers, maps, notes, newsletters, etc. The next two series are Publication and Writings. The latter includes...

Scope and Contents This collection contains correspondence, financial, and legal records of several families from the Port Gibson, Mississippi region. Among the themes reflected in the collection are the Presbyterian Church and its activities in Mississippi; economic pursuits especially plantation management; relations with African Americans as both enslaved people and freedmen; and health concerns including recurring yellow fever epidemics. The major figures represented in this collection are James Smylie,...